Best documentary movies on Prime Video (US)
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 9 PM ET
The 25 highest-rated documentary movies on IMDb available now on Prime Video in the US. Number one: Yanni Tribute (IMDb 9.3).
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Yanni Tribute
IMDb 9.3
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2
Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
IMDb 9.2RT 83%
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3
Veselka: The Rainbow on the Corner at the Center of the World
IMDb 9.2RT 100%
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4
Journey from Zanskar
IMDb 9.1RT 90%
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5
Girls! Girls! Girls!
IMDb 9.0RT 33%
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6
Standout The Ben Kjar Story
IMDb 8.9RT 100%
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Bleeding Audio
IMDb 8.7RT 100%
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The Seeds of Vandana Shiva
IMDb 8.7RT 100%
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Hell or High Seas
IMDb 8.6RT 100%
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10
Fioretta
IMDb 8.6RT 100%
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American Gadfly
IMDb 8.6RT 80%
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12
Dear Zachary: A Letter To A Son About His Father
IMDb 8.5RT 94%
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American: An Odyssey to 1947
IMDb 8.5RT 100%
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Baraka
IMDb 8.5RT 81%
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15
The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
IMDb 8.4RT 91%
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16
Sidney & Friends
IMDb 8.4RT 100%
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17
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
IMDb 8.3RT 100%
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18
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
IMDb 8.3RT 97%
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Alive
IMDb 8.3RT 88%
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Rush - Time Stand Still
IMDb 8.3RT 80%
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21
Peter Case: A Million Miles Away
IMDb 8.3RT 100%
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22
The Rescue
IMDb 8.3RT 96%
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Tickling Giants
IMDb 8.2RT 100%
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The Crash Reel
IMDb 8.2RT 96%
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25
Wait For Your Laugh
IMDb 8.2RT 89%